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Trucker jailed for fake hijack
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A TRUCKER WHO prompted a police campaign pleading for witnesses to a knife-point lorry hijack has been jailed for flyeand-a-half years. after a jury convicted him of faking the heist
At Liverpool Crown Court on 13 November, HGV driver Brian Fogg, from Charley, was found guilty of conspiring to steal a cigarette load from his truck worth Elm.
In August 2008, Cheshire Police staged a roadside reconstruction of the hijack and offered a £50,000 reward for information about the 7 August attack (CM 21 August 2008).
Fogg, who worked for Preston-based Montgomery Transport, told officers that four people impersonating VOSA staff had threatened him at knifepoint on the M53, He claimed he was forced to drive to Birkenhead Docks, where he was assaulted. bound and gagged.
However, when quizzed by detectives, cracks began to appear in his story. Judge John Phipps said his performance was so dramatic that it was "worthy of actors on the stage of the Liverpool Playhouse".
Detective Inspector Giles Orton of Cheshire Police says: "His blatant disregard and contempt for prosecuting authorities have come to light, and now he will face the consequences of his actions."